The HPV vaccine is pretty scary stuff. For starters, you probably heard from your aunt that this lady told Michele Bachman that it totally made her daughter “mentally retarded.” And even if those who get the shots don’t end up like that poor girl no one was ever able to locate, the vaccine is rumored to transform girls into little harlots. After all, everyone knows the only thing keeping 12-year-old from having sex is their deep-seated fear of cervical cancer.
According to a new study, this theory may not be entirely accurate, or in other words, it’s a total crock. After CDC research indicated that less than half of all girls are getting their recommended HPV shots, the agency set out to study what appears to be one of the biggest roadblocks to getting them vaccinated: Parental fear that protecting girls against a disease most middle schoolers never think about will encourage them to have sex. The New York Times reports that a new CDC study found young women who’ve had the vaccine are no more likely to be sexually active or have more partners than unvaccinated girls.
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